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DANIEL N. SMITH, OF SALEM, AND E. F. OLDS, OF LYON, MICHIGAN. Laim Patent No. 72,693, dated Beamter 24, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN EENGE.

TO ALL VWIIOM IT MAY CON CERN:

l Be it known that we, DANIEL N. SMITH, of Salem, inthe county of Washington, and State of Michigan, and E. F. OLDS, of Lyon, in the county of Oakland, and State of Michigan, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Fences; and we doA hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying ldrawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of the fence. I

Figure 2 is a view of the top.

Figure 3, an end view.

Figure 4, a detached section.

Like letters refer to like parts in the diiferentviews.

A, g. I, are sills, laid upon the ground transversely to the line of the fence, and upon which the ends of the rails are laid, one above the other, in the order as shown in the drawing. n The rails, when thus superimposed one upon the other, are kept in place bythe upright stakes O, one ori each side, as shown in iig. 3, the end of said stakes being' inserted into the sills, and bound together at the upper end by wire bands or ties, D. The fence is suppoated from any lateral movement by the braces E, the lower ends of which are inserted in the sill, and the upper ends made to cross over the top rail, close to and on each side ofthe stakes, as shown in fig. 3. In the end of each upper rail is cut a deep square notch, F, iig. 4, in which the braces are lodged; and when thus arranged, the whole are bound togethervby the tie D, thereby making a strong and durable locking of each panel of the fence. In order to increase the height of `the fence without adding to the number of the rails B, a continuous rider, G, g. 1, is laid in the angle of the braces E. This rider consists of poles spliced together, thereby making one continuous rail along the top, which cannot be easily thrown down, and which also adds to the strength of the structure by its pressingon the ends of the braces, causing them to hug closely and strongly against the upper rail, thereby giving greater security to the fence, and at the same time adding to its height.

In the construction of this fence the sills may be omitted, and the braces driven into the ground, which, on becoming rotted oii', can then be easily secured to each other by nailing a strip of' board to the bottom of each'stake, thus linking them together, and thus keep the fence in its proper shape and condition.

What we claim as our improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The continuous rider G, as arranged, in combination with the braces E, stakes C, and rails B, in the manner as and for the purpose set f'orth. I

DANIEL N. SMITH,

E. `F. OLDS. Witnesses: v

WILLIAM DUNCAN, PEUDENCE DUNCAN.. 

